[DOWNLOAD] "People v. Ranscht" by Colorado Supreme Court " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Ranscht
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 15, 2009
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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In this case we address whether the California Supreme Courts holding in People v. Hofsheier (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1185 (Hofsheier), that subjecting an offender convicted of voluntary oral copulation with a 16-year-old minor to mandatory lifetime sex offender registration violates equal protection, applies equally to an offender convicted of voluntary sexual penetration of a 13-year-old minor. We conclude that mandating lifetime sex offender registration for an offender convicted of sexually penetrating a 13-year-old minor violates equal protection because a similarly situated offender convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a victim the same age would not face mandatory lifetime registration. In doing so, we decline to follow the reasoning set forth in People v. Manchel (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 1108 (Manchel). Accordingly, we reverse and direct the trial court to exercise its discretion to determine whether defendant should be required to register as a sex offender.